Metals with Small Electron Mean-Free Path: Saturation versus Escalation of Resistivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2009-11-07 v2 Materials Science
Abstract
Resistivity of metals is commonly observed either to 'escalate' beyond the Ioffe-Regel limit (mean free path l equal to lattice constant a) or to 'saturate' at this point. It is argued that neither behavior is well-understood, and that 'escalation' is not necessarily more mysterious than 'saturation.'
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0108343,
title = {Metals with Small Electron Mean-Free Path: Saturation versus Escalation of Resistivity},
author = {Philip B. Allen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0108343},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
3 pages with 3 embedded figures. This article is intended for the Zacchary Fisk festschrift, which will be published in Physica B